EPJ Topical Collections Editorial Guidelines
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- Published on 24 June 2024
Guest Editors of Topical Collections (TC) published in The European Physical Journal are requested to prepare an Editorial to introduce and contextualize the topic and articles to the readers.
The editorial should be prepared once all papers in the Topical Collection have been accepted for publication and it should be sent to the editorial office of the relevant journal.
By default, all Editorials are made freely accessible at Springer, so when requested to specify the publishing model for the Editorial during production, the guest editors should choose the “subscription model” to avoid being charged for Open Access.
Additional guidance might be given by the editorial office of the journal in which the collection is being published.
Review-style Editorial
This is the encouraged format for TC editorials, featuring an in-depth introduction that covers the current state of the field and how the articles in the Topical Collection address the open questions.
If the TC is based on a meeting, Guest Editors may mention its scope, goals and the community it serves. When referring to the meeting, Guest Editors should emphasize that all articles have undergone careful peer-review to make sure they meet the same high-standard of any other paper published in the journal.
Editorials should follow the Bibliography Guidelines below.
Examples of review-style editorials are:
Editorial: Quo vadis, cold molecules? Doyle, J., Friedrich, B., Krems, R.V. et al. Eur. Phys. J. D 31, 149–164 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2004-00151-x
Ultrafast phenomena from attosecond to picosecond timescales: theory and experiments. Poisson, L., Lépine, F. Eur. Phys. J. Spec. Top. 232, 1995–2000 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjs/s11734-023-00966-7
Short Editorial
Shorter editorials are also acceptable given that they provide a good overview of the topics covered in the Topical Collection and how they fit within the scope of the journal.
If relevant, a paragraph discussing the scope of the meeting on which the Topical Collection is based might be included. When referring to the meeting, Guest Editors should emphasize that all articles have undergone careful peer-review to make sure they meet the same high-standard of any other paper published in the journal.
Editorials should follow the Bibliography Guidelines below.
Example of short editorials are:
Tissue mechanics. Kabla, A., Ladoux, B. & Di Meglio, J.M. Eur. Phys. J. E 45, 90 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1140/epje/s10189-022-00240-z
Topical issue on quantitative AI in complex fluids and complex flows: challenges and benchmarks. Biferale, L., Buzzicotti, M. & Cencini, M. Eur. Phys. J. E 46, 102 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1140/epje/s10189-023-00356-w
Bibliography Guidelines
- Guest Editors can cite the articles published in their Topical Collection. For TCs with a large number of articles, especially if the editorial is published in the year following the rest of the papers, Guest Editors should consult with the publishers.
- Guest Editors should refrain from adding citations to their own work, especially if unwarranted.
Topical Collections
Open calls for papers
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EPJ AM Call for papers: Themed Issue on Global Advances in Electromagnetic Metasurfaces for Space
(EPJ AM)
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Call for papers : Special Issue on Imaging, Diffraction, and Spectroscopy on the micro/nanoscale
(EPJ AP)
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EPJ B Topical Issue: High Field Superconducting Magnets: Materials, Technology and Applications
(EPJ B)
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EPJ N Topical Issue on Research Reactor use and projects on modeling and experimental breakthroughs for Advanced Nuclear Reactors
(EPJ N)
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EPJ Plus Focus Point Issue: Layered Transition Metal Dichalcogenides (TMDs): Properties, Engineering, and Applications
(EPJ PLUS)